Will AT&T Make The T-Mobile Girl Take Off Her Cute Pink Dress?
Have you seen the T-Mobile "Losing Your Shirt" commercial yet? In the ad, the cute T-Mobile girl, Carly Foulkes, asks a shirtless guy representing the iPhone why he's shirtless.
Technology
Retro Computers Including The Commodore 64x, Vic-20, And Amiga Are Back On Sale – But Are They Worth the Price?
Commodore is relaunching several of their classic computers including the Commodore 64x, Vic-Pro, and Amiga 1000. But are they worth it? Let's take a look.
Billboard Dispenses Dog Food When You Check In on Foursquare
Great Foursquare campaign from Granata Pet Snack. Checking in on Foursquare gives your dog a snack.
How To Redeem a Google AdWords Promo Code To An Existing Account
Google really wants you to use their online advertising service called Google AdWords. So badly that they'll give you a $75 promotional Google AdWords code. Here's how to redeem it even if you already have a Google AdWords account.
Is The iPad 2 The Best Tablet? – Infographic
Consumers vote with their wallets. What are they saying about the iPad 2?
5 Awesome Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead
Ahead of their time, The Grateful Dead make for a great case study in contrarian marketing. They achieved success by doing what most other bands weren't doing... or by doing the opposite of what others were doing. The Dead were true marketing innovators of their time.
R.I.P Microsoft Zune (2006-2011)
After years of poor sales and critical comparisons to the iPod, Microsoft finally pulled the plug on their Zune media player: R.I.P Microsoft Zune.
Happy 15th Anniversary MethodShop, You Bastards! – Love Frank Radice
All we got for our birthday is this blog post from Frank Radice.
QR Codes: How Brands And Consumers Are Using Them
Is the QR Code finally going mainstream? From Starbucks ads to government documents, QR Codes (quick response codes) seem to be everywhere these days.
Will It Blend?: iPad Gets Shredded In A Blendtec Blender
Blendtec, the infamous blender company who likes to blend popular gadgets (amoung other things) on its online show Will It Blend? to promote their blenders, finally killed an iPad.
Verizon Ending iPhone’s Unlimited Data Plan
That was fast! Verizon is already looking to eliminate its $30 all-you-can-eat data plan. Verizon just recently made the iPhone available to its 93M customers last month.
MethodShop Superfan: Collin the Graphic Designer
Please say hello to the latest MethodShop Superfan… Collin.
Rumors Say A 6 Inch iPad Mini Is Coming Soon (2011)
It's expected that the smaller iPad, or the "iPad Mini," would debut in the middle of this year.
The Coca Cola Happiness Truck Spreads Joy In The Streets Of Rio de Janeiro
How is Coca-Cola going to follow up on the viral success of its "Happiness Machine video? How about by driving a giant red truck full of happiness around Rio de Janeiro? Their new Coca Cola Happiness Truck campaign looks like another instant viral video for the soda company.
WATSON Wins Jeopardy!
Last week, an IBM supercomputer named Watson kicked the s%$* out of his human competition on Jeopardy!. Represented solely by its name on the contestant podium, Watson didn't have much of a physical presence to the TV audience. However it was Watson's knowledge that captured everyone attention and stole the show. The massive IBM supercomputer was designed to recognize language and synthesize answers from a preposterous amount of preprogrammed information. After analizing a question, Watson would process the information and could buzz in as fast as 10 milliseconds. Essentially making it impossible for humanoid competition to beat.
iPad Sales Soaring: Apple Expected To Sell Over 20 Million iPads in 2011
Apple sold 8.5M iPads in 2010 and gobbled up 88% of the tablet market. This year, they're expected to sell nearly 20 million iPads.
New Grey’s Anatomy iPad App
Last week, ABC unveiled its Grey's Anatomy Sync app for the iPad. Powered by Nielsen's "Media-Synch" platform, the app is designed to be used while watching first-run episodes - prompting viewers to participate in live polls, answer trivia questions and view and share behind-the-scenes insights into what they're seeing on screen.
